Xenoserica kataevi
| Xenoserica kataevi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Xenoserica |
| Species: | X. kataevi
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| Binomial name | |
| Xenoserica kataevi Ahrens, 2021
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Xenoserica kataevi is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Nepal.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 11.5 mm. They have a dark reddish brown, oblong body. The elytral striae and some smaller spots on the pronotum are reddish and the antennae are yellow. The dorsal surface is dull, with a few long setae on the anterior pronotum and elytra.[3]
Etymology
The species is dedicated to its collector Boris M. Kataev.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Xenoserica kataevi at Catalogue of Life". World Scarabaeidae Database (version 2025-10-07). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, & R. Aalbu, Catalogue of Life (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved November 19, 2025.
- ^ a b c Ahrens, D. (2021). "New Sericini from the Zoological Institute St. Petersburg (Insecta: Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Hartmann, Barclay & Weipert: Biodiversität und Naturausstattung im Himalaya VII.: 427–433. Retrieved November 19, 2025.